Whenever we hit a period of illness or depletion, we think of this artwork our friend Thomas Ashcraft made many years ago, with its powerfully healing reminder.
Read MoreHey Vegetarians and Lazy Dogs: Check out this Faux Veal Stock
Years ago, I learned an easy-to-make vegetarian broth from chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten that tastes remarkably like veal stock. The main ingredient: ordinary button or cremini mushrooms in league with a few other ingredients you probably already have on hand.
Read More3 Essential, Startling Short Videos About Being Human
Since watching these extraordinary short videos, we found we have a very different, much softer view of the strangers we encounter.
Read MoreOur Most Effective Strategy for Problem Solving
An essential question, and strategy, can help find unexpected solutions to problems.
Read MoreEssential for Powerful Emergency Fixes, Plumbing + Otherwise
After a friend proudly showed us unique patch she’d done underneath her sink a few months before, we had to know the story AND the material ahe used. It’s become an essential tool in our arsenal.
Read MoreGive Up Judgments, Substitute Poetry (John Cage + Rilke)
We read this astonishing line in John Cage’s ever-illuminating A Year From Monday. SUCH a good idea. We are starting our week giving up judgments….for….this……
Read MoreA Simple Formula for Sublime Macaroni-and-Cheese
My latest iteration of mac-and-cheese is a fast, ultra-simple formula that I can tailor as needed without using a recipe, with utterly delicious results. Win-win-win.
Read MoreMatthew Sporzynski’s Expansive Money and Mindset
Paper artist Matthew Sporzynski has expanded our view for years with his mightily innovative thinking. His stretch money resonates particuarly strongly now.
Read MoreThings You Can Control, with Caveats + Brian Eno
There is SO much beyond our control these days, that is was a relief to a list of things we CAN control. Then we thought about the idea of trying to control things, which can tighten things up too much, add stress and an impossible ideal. Musician Brian Eno’s words inspired a better way to view it.
Read MoreFab Fermob’s Outdoor Furniture INDOORS
Having bought vintage furniture years ago that I still love, I rarely buy a new piece unless I really need it (and/or see something SO spectacular, I can’t resist). And what I needed when I moved into my Harlem space was a table for the terrace. I fell in love with the Fermob Tertio table because it’s stylish enough…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Practice (Jenny Holzer + Yoko Ono)
We’re thinking alternative ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day…
Read More“There IS more that brings us together than we think: All That We Share’s Personal Challenge
This extraordinary video will shift your view of people you may be pigeon-holing, reminding us that: There IS more that brings us together than we think. Our question: how to live that compassionate view in dark times?
Read MoreFried Chicken Italian-Style: Chicken Under a Brick (or Rock)
The Italian technique of panfrying a chicken with a weight on top yields a bird with an utterly crispy skin and succulent flesh in less than half an hour. It works for all manner of poultry.
Read MoreAi Weiwei: ‘To Make Some Change Requires Some Level of Fighting’
This video and quote from Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei’s present a challenging and clarifying view for navigating our world and lives.
Read MoreWords that Ground You, Expand You, Shift Your Thinking or Mood
Every now and then, we stumble on a word with unusual powers. That is, it seems to resonate more than most, and we find ourselves changed just by thinking about it.
Read MoreSnow Globe Windows (Spencer Finch) + Colorforms
Artist Spencer Finch transformed a hospital’s visitor’s waiting room by creating a feeling of being in a snow globe. He used what seems like a simple, do-able approach…
Read MoreRules for Improvising When the Stakes are High
The perfect synchronicity on the theme of ‘not knowing what you are doing’ , including Trump’s “improvisational approach to governing”, got us thinking about essential rules for improvising when the stakes are HIGH.
Read MoreDon’t Know What You are Doing? You are Not Alone (Rumi + Chuang Tzu)
We’ve lost count of the times we’ve thought “We don’t know what we are doing!” as we work, pursue ideas, navigate crises, move through our day, week, year. We are heartened to see that we are not alone, and that it can yield great rewards.
Read MoreSteel Cut Oats Go Savory (+ a Trick for Having Them Ready in a FLASH)
Steel cut oats make a sublime breakfast when dressed with savory flavorings rather than sweet ones. But they take SO long to cook unless you follow this brilliantly simple trick to having them ready first thing in the morning.
Read MoreFound Idea on a Building Wall (Forage Ideas like Mushrooms)
We are ALWAYS on the lookout for ideas that we can apply…somewhere in our life. This snazzy pattern we spotted on the side of a building sent us dreaming.
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